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Sapir, Edward. 1927. Speech as a personality trait. American Journal of Sociology 32 : 892–905.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

Annotation

S. distinguishes voice, the dynamics of voice (exemplified by such factors as intonation, rhythm, continuity, and speed), pronunciation, vocabulary, and style as five speech levels at which indicators of personality traits can be found.

Reprints

Laver, John and Sandy Hutcheson. 1972. In Laver, John and Sandy Hutcheson, eds. Communication in face to face interaction: Selected readings. Penguin. pp. 71–81.

Sapir, Edward. 1949. In Sapir, Edward, ed. Selected writings in language, culture and personality. Edited by David G. Mandelbaum. University of California Press. pp. 533–543.